I got stuck today. Will i be fired?

Cabovers going 140 mph was my limit.

 

My phone corrects and generates errors when texting. I hate to think what it would do online.

 

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Spending on the state you live in it can be illegal for a company to hold an employee responsible for anything lost, stolen or broken. If they charge you then they can be help liable by the state labor board. (IF it is against the labor law in your state you pay your income taxes to out of your check)
The company I work for does not fire for that reason at all the first time. Hopefully your company sees the learning lesson this can be for you. Good luck.

 

my ex used to correct me...

that's one of the many reasons, she's my ex........

 

Ex'es are not too difficult, mine is pretty good. I think our time together as a team in difficult situations for business problems etc helped that a lot. But if one or both have a bad day, it's best to stay away.

 

Good tidbits here, one thing though. These prices are inflated. Heavy wreckers usually charge about $190 per truck, per hour. From the time they leave the shop to the time they get back. Small wreckers (like, for cars) charge about 100. I needed one of each to pull me out of the mud in oregon. I won't make that mistake again. These prices get thrown out the window though in places like Dallas, Atlanta, NJ, or CA though. So I'd guess the bill was $400 tops for a yank out.

 

I was talking to a friend yesterday that was driving down the road when he took a turn and his fridge door flew open, spilling all the contents on the floor. He pulled off the road and in a hurry to pickup the contents forgot to set his brakes. The truck rolled back and he told me both the drives and trailer tires were off the ground on one side. Had to call a wrecker to get him out. Paid 700 dollars for that mistake, I don't know what state or if it was after hours. He has been driving for over 20 years, so it can happen to anyone.

 

I'm just wondering why a wrecker that would of given you a tow didn't quote you up front and second why after they'd towed you didn't ask for payment i mean how do they know you'll ever pay? So yeah if you haven't paid guess who there going to send the bill too? So best go tell them whats happened, getting stuck is not necessarily your fault however not telling you boss / company may be, it really just depends on what kind of personality your supervisor / owner has. Also when you say "Stuck" did you get wedged under a bridge? or did you bog the truck in some wet or soft soil? Cause getting stuck could mean a whole lot of different things.

 

This happened to me once. Was delivering to a place that had construction going on in their lot.

It was tight, and I needed to turn around so I could back into the dock. They had an area preped for paving that was road base wet after a rain that I needed to use for the turn around. I pulled past the corner of the building and did a 90 back around the corner, then it was just another 90 turn to the right to get straight so I could back inside the building.

I was starting the last right turn and noticed a low spot that looked wet, so I took the turn wider to go around it so it would slip between the tractor and trailer axles. I turned off the ATC and put my foot down completely disregarding the gravel road base. A wider turn should help this situation, so I thought nothing of it, nope... The front axle of the trailer spread dug in like an anchor and I stopped dead.

Some of that stuff is softer than it looks.

I offered to rake the spot out for the crew but they decided to leave it there as a warning to other drivers. I was "that guy" for a day.